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Archive for March, 2008

OPINION: State v. Trujillo

Posted by scanner1 on March 25, 2008

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

DA 07-0217,

2008 MT 101,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

JOE TRUJILLO,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Evidence, Opinion, Trespass | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Collier v. Kincheloe

Posted by scanner1 on March 25, 2008

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

DA 06-0770, 

2008 MT 100,

GARY L. COLLIER,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

ART KINCHELOE, as Personal Representative for

the Estate of Violet Jean Kincheloe a/k/a Violet

Kincheloe, Deceased, ART KINCHELOE, and

FIRST SECURITY BANK OF ROUNDUP,

Defendants, Appellees, and Cross-Appellants.

Posted in Opinion, Quiet Title, Real Estate | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. LaFreniere

Posted by scanner1 on March 25, 2008

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

DA 06-0768, 

2008 MT 99,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

RAYMOND LaFRENIERE,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Opinion, Sentencing, Sexual Assault | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: MT Professional Sports v. Nat. Indoor Football League

Posted by scanner1 on March 24, 2008

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

 DA 06-0654,

2008 MT 98,

MONTANA PROFESSIONAL SPORTS, LLC,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

NATIONAL INDOOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE, LLC,

an Ohio limited liability company,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Default Judgment, Opinion, Punitive Damages | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. Bomar

Posted by scanner1 on March 19, 2008

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

DA 06-0258,

2008 MT 91,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

LARRY BOMAR,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Evidence, Expert Witness, Opinion, Sexual Assault | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Upky v. Marshall Mountain v. Board of Missoula, Inc.

Posted by scanner1 on March 19, 2008

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

DA 06-0109,

2008 MT 90,

CHAD UPKY,

Plaintiff,

v.

MARSHALL MOUNTAIN, LLC,

Defendant,

and

MARSHALL MOUNTAIN, LLC,

Third-Party Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

BOARD OF MISSOULA, INC. and

BOARD OF MISSOULA, LLC,

Third-Party Defendants and Appellees.

Posted in Comparative Negligence, Evidence, Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. Winkel

Posted by scanner1 on March 19, 2008

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

DA 07-0025,

2008 MT 89,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

BRITTEN WINKEL, JR.,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Opinion, Suspended Sentence | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. Michaud

Posted by scanner1 on March 19, 2008

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

DA 06-0553,

2008 MT 88,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

GERRAD MICHAUD,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in DUI, Evidence, Opinion, Testimony, Voir Dire | Leave a Comment »

UNPUBLISHED OPINION: Marriage of Fickinger

Posted by scanner1 on March 19, 2008

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter:

DA 07-0354, 

2008 MT 93N,

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF:

RACHEL FICKINGER,

Petitioner and Appellee,

v.

SIMON T. FICKINGER,

Respondent and Appellant.

Posted in Child Custody, Jurisdiction, Unpublished Opinion | Leave a Comment »

UNPUBLISHED OPINION: State v. Sullivan

Posted by scanner1 on March 19, 2008

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter:

DA 07-0331,

2008 MT 96N,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

JAMES EDWARD SULLIVAN,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Suspended Sentence, Unpublished Opinion | Leave a Comment »